by Marian Parsons | Sep 12, 2011 | Before and Afters, Furniture Makeovers, Hand Painted Furniture
I’m so sorry, girls. I have totally gotten lazy about taking “after” shots of my furniture. I have to haul it up from the basement, move the furniture around in my house, gather props, stage the photo, take the pictures and then put...
by Marian Parsons | Aug 29, 2011 | Miscellaneus
I’m almost done with my HGTV.com projects for fall and Thanksgiving. Here’s a peek at a couple of them…One more left to finish. So, while I was working on those, my “intern”, Charlene, was working on some stripping, sanding and...
by Marian Parsons | Aug 27, 2011 | Miscellaneus
Imagine with me, if you will. You’re a designer, walking through an antique store and you see this gorgeous chippy table. The size isn’t right, but the color is exactly what you are looking for. Oh, if only you carried all eight of your...
by Marian Parsons | Aug 23, 2011 | Before and Afters, Furniture Makeovers, Hand Painted Furniture
I love testing out new colors…escpecially blues. So, last week I cracked open a can of ASCP (Annie Sloan Chalk Paint) Greek Blue. Now, let me warn you. The color is shocking when you first put it on. It looks like electric...
by Marian Parsons | Aug 21, 2011 | Before and Afters, Furniture Makeovers, Hand Painted Furniture
Those of you with sharp eyes may have noticed the buffet behind the dining table in yesterday’s post. It’s had a pretty amazing makeover. This piece is also confirmation that I married the right man. As a youth pastor, my husband helps a...